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If you’re responsible for producing quality printed materials
or creating great-looking Web pages for your business or
organization, Adobe’s new Creative Suite has just what you
need. This complete set of integrated graphics, design, and Web
page creation tools will help you produce professional quality
brochures, flyers, and newsletters as well as dynamic Web
pages—as soon as you get familiar with all the parts!

Well, relax. Adobe Creative Suite All-In-One Desk Reference
For Dummies® has you—and all those
programs—covered. Five minibooks walk you through setting up
and using the tools, while the sixth shows you how they all work
together. And this single volume will remain a handy reference long
after you gain proficiency with the entire suite:

InDesign for page layout

Illustrator for creating art and graphics

Photoshop, the world’s favorite image editing
program

Acrobat, to share files across different operating systems and
develop interactive forms

GoLive for building innovative Web pages

Even if you plan to use only one or two of these elements now,
Adobe Creative Suite All-In-One Desk Reference For
Dummies® is an outstanding resource. Find out what you
need to know today, and when you’re ready to tackle the next
tool, just turn to that minibook and away you go. These are only a
few of the skills you’ll discover:

Create a professional-looking page with InDesign, import
Photoshop and Illustrator graphics to enliven it, and preserve it
in a PDF file

Design a logo for your business with Illustrator and give it 3D
effects

Save Illustrator files in a variety of Web-compatible formats,
including GIF, HTML, and even Macromedia® Flash SWF

Correct photo color and edit your images in Photoshop

Plan an entire Web site for maximum impact, then save hours of
work by using GoLive’s templates, components, and
libraries

Use Acrobat to create PDFs that include MP3 audio, video or SWF
files

Whether your goal is to design newsletters, a full-size book, an
e-commerce Web site, or just about anything else, Adobe’s
Creative Suite plus Adobe Creative Suite All-In-One Desk
Reference For Dummies® will help you get the job done.